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==A Watergate casualty==

==A Watergate casualty==

In 1974, Price was among dozens of Republican congressmen repudiated by voters in the Democratic "Year of [[Watergate]]" even though these members had nothing to do with the scandal that had forced President Nixon to resign his office. Price was defeated by Democrat Jack English Hightower (1926-2013) of Vernon in Wilbarger County  west of Wichita Falls. Hightower had a solid majority, 53,094 (57.6 percent) to Price's 39,087 (42.4 percent).<ref name=congq/> Hightower's winning total was nearly twenty thousand below Purcell's losing tally in 1972. More than half of Price's 1972 supporters deserted him.​

In 1974, Price was among dozens of Republican congressmen repudiated by voters in the Democratic "Year of [[Watergate]]" even though these members had nothing to do with the scandal that had forced President Nixon to resign his office. Price was defeated by Democrat Jack English Hightower (1926-2013) of Vernon in Wilbarger County  west of Wichita Falls. Hightower had a solid majority, 53,094 (57.6 percent) to Price's 39,087 (42.4 percent).<ref name=congq/> Hightower's winning total was nearly twenty thousand below Purcell's losing tally in 1972. More than half of Price's 1972 supporters hence deserted him.​

 

In 1976, Price lost to Hightower in an attempted comeback. Hightower prevailed with 101,798 votes (59.3 percent) to Price's 69,328 (40.4 percent).​<ref name=congq/>

In 1976, Price lost to Hightower in an attempted comeback. Hightower prevailed with 101,798 votes (59.3 percent) to Price's 69,328 (40.4 percent).​<ref name=congq/>